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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

80 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 80 399 161
Feeder cattle 72 269 142
Slaughter cattle 8 70 19
Replacement cattle — 60 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 331 6 170.00–185.00 $176.51 $584 +6.69
350–390 366 5 165.00–177.00 $171.31 $627 +1.31
420 420 1 155.00 $155.00 $651 +10.00
460 460 1 165.00 $165.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 6 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $580 —
405 405 3 145.00 $145.00 $587 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 135.00 $135.00 $580 —
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
600–610 603 4 122.50–130.00 $124.49 $751 +14.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 5 130.00 $130.00 $416 —
365 365 3 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
405 405 3 122.50 $122.50 $496 -2.50
475 475 4 120.00 $120.00 $570 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 135.00 $135.00 $450 —
365–375 370 2 132.00–135.00 $133.48 $494 —
380–385 383 2 122.00–127.00 $124.48 $477 —
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 —
555 555 1 95.00 $95.00 $527 —
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–540 533 2 80.00–100.00 $89.86 $479 +4.86
550–555 551 4 85.00–102.50 $98.10 $541 +8.10
640 640 1 78.00 $78.00 $499 —
650 650 1 75.00 $75.00 $488 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 95.00 $95.00 $632 —
735 735 1 80.00 $80.00 $588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 135.00 $135.00 $608 +9.38
700 700 3 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 138.00 $138.00 $304 —
505 505 1 131.00 $131.00 $662 +11.00
625 625 1 107.50 $107.50 $672 —
1100 1100 1 80.00 $80.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 177.00 $177.00 $487 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 950 80-85% 2 48.00–50.00 $48.95 $465 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $320 -5.85

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.